An Ode to the Sound Naboo Blasters Make
The sonic background of Star Wars is almost unmatched for legendary, immediately recognizable callouts. The snap-hiss of an igniting lightsaber. The penetrating wail of a TIE Fighter shrieking into view,…
Asus Hopes Its Upgraded ‘ROG Ally X’ Can Compete Against the Steam Deck OLED
The Asus ROG Ally is barely a year old, but the gaming handheld built to rival the Steam Deck (at least, the one that came the closest to dethroning Valve’s handheld…
Still Have Your Eclipse Glasses? Use Them to Look at This Massive Sunspot
The Sun is a hot mess right now. Solar maximum is fast approaching, and a giant dark spot on the surface of the Sun keeps growing while spewing radiation out…
Corsair is about to acquire racing sim company Fanatec
Corsair is pursuing an acquisition of the racing sim brand Fanatec. In an update shared on Thursday, Corsair says it’s negotiating with Fanatec to restructure the troubled company’s around €70 million…
Asus’ next ROG Ally will be the ROG Ally X
The Asus ROG Ally was the first true Steam Deck challenger; while I’d argue it fell a little short, it legitimately improved the state of affordable Windows handheld gaming with…
Microsoft is testing a new Windows 11 Start menu with floating widgets
Microsoft has quietly started testing an intriguing change to the Windows 11 Start menu that could introduce a floating panel full of “companion” widgets. Windows watcher Albacore discovered the new…
Apple apologizes for iPad ‘Crush’ ad that ‘missed the mark’
Apple has apologized after a commercial meant to showcase its brand-new iPad Pro drew widespread criticism among the creative community. In a statement provided to Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s…
It’s a Planet of the Apes, and We’re Just Living in It
All the way back in 2011, Rise of the Planet of the Apes seemed like it’d be an unremarkable but potentially solid movie. No one really knew what to make…
Bumble Founder Shares Odd Future of Dating: Your AI Dates My AI
Photo: Jerod Harris (Getty Images) Bumble Founder and Executive Chair Whitney Wolfe Herd defended her dating app’s new AI feature on stage in San Francisco on Thursday. She went on…
Elon Musk’s Neuralink Had a Brain Implant Setback. It May Come Down to Design
Rather than building a device from the ground up, Synchron and Paradromics have taken inspiration from previous medical devices. Paradromics’ design, for instance, is based on the Utah array but…